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[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 148 points 1 week ago

He claimed Los Angeles limits residents to just 38 gallons of water a day, and referred to some mythical "valve" that could bring limitless water to L.A., but that officials instead diverted to the ocean.

"They have a valve, think of a sink but multiply it by many thousands of times the size of it, it's massive. And you turn it back toward Los Angeles. Why aren't they doing it? They either have a death wish, they're stupid or there's something else going on that we don't understand," Trump said.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 167 points 1 week ago

or there's something else going on that ~~we~~ I don't understand," Trump said.

He was so close to realization.

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 61 points 1 week ago

I don't know if I can handle 4 more years of this.

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago
[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

No. Many people are going to die. I will not have that be erased.

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[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago

Block social media that centers on him or politics. Find like minded people. Do things you love.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Burying your head in the sand while the country burns is not the answer.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

Look mate, I don't even live in the States and I need to keep my sanity. I did what I could when I felt like I could do it and Americans picked Trump, so I'm doing what I gotta do to survive. Is it selfish? Yeah, it is a little bit, but that's the truth.

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

As an American, I'm sorry.

[-] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

But killing yourself slowly with the ratcheting insanity helps how..?

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[-] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

If it's of any comfort I'm predicting he'll die within the next 4 years. But I'm also predicting it'll only get worse with his death so maybe there's not much comfort to be had.

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[-] Gork@lemm.ee 29 points 1 week ago

Just turn the giant valve?! Why didn't I think of that!

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago

Just use the weather control machine and make it rain duh! /$

[-] minnow@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They either have a death wish, they're stupid or there's something else

You know what they say. Everything that comes out of their mouths is either a confession or projection!

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 13 points 1 week ago

Maybe hes thinking of the fact that ~80% of California's water goes to irrigation for crops instead of to communities.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

Tbf, the crops come to our communities. We love our fresh California produce. It sparks joy.

And the Palisades had enough water to drink and fill pools and grow landscape plants, and several people were hosing down their homes (a few died with hose in hand because the fire was way too strong for that and they should have evacuated but a lot of the rest of us made stupid decisions in the moment that just didn't turn out as deadly.) but the real problem was that wind. They couldn't do airdrops, the conflagration was too powerful. There was a problem with the hydrants, but honestly even if they'd been fully functioning it's not clear if much more could have been saved. Altadena had plenty of water too, with working hydrants, but that maelstrom of fire was just crazy, man.

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[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Stupid does apply here, just not in the way he thinks it does. Also, who is "they"? Is he just referring to liberals?

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

I hate “they”. Whenever someone at work says “they” I immediately ask “who?” and don’t get off of it until they actually name a person. Does wonders for stopping the random boogeyman.

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[-] Draegur@lemm.ee 60 points 1 week ago

this is America.

a zombie state that doesn't realize it's already dead.

and nobody is willing to do what must be done to stop it.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago
[-] Infinite@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago

The fish rots from the head. The status... is not quo.

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[-] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 58 points 1 week ago

Can’t go off the rails if you’ve never had rails

[-] Slwh47696@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

He's done a lot of rails at least

[-] __Lost__@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 1 week ago

Trump said something incredibly stupid? Wow, that is news!

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago

President Musk*

It's disrespectful to refer to him by his subordinates.

[-] DrFistington@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Seriously, everyone who speaks to him should just ask about president musk. Trump will fucking stroke out.

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It’s not President Trump’s fault that LA sucks at raking their leaves.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 week ago
[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago

Yes, it's just not that good of a satire.

You’re just mad you didn’t get it. Sad!

[-] TommySoda@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Alright, then how about you go rake the leaves of the national forest and parks behind my house? You got this. Should be pretty easy from what you're saying.

[-] Psionicsickness@reddthat.com 14 points 1 week ago

The OP was hilarity, and then the idiots responding made me laugh out loud. Bravo.

[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online 10 points 1 week ago

What do you get out of this? Are you some kind of abused dog that accepts negative attention likes its positive attention because it's never received positive attention? Go to therapy, please, for yourself if no one else.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 19 points 1 week ago

Parent commenter left off the /s.

You’re like the only one that understood. Oh well lmao

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago

Whenever you omit a /s you take a risk.

Especially given Lemmy's substantial nuerodivergent population clear markers of sarcasm are always a good idea.

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[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

So many people can’t sense sarcasm.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

My assessment of the Trump administration so far:

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[-] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 21 points 1 week ago

Has he ever actually been on the rails?

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[-] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 week ago
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